Pasting-machine.



No. 826,055. I PATENTED JULY 17, 1906.

1 G. OWENS.

PASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION IILBD SEPT.19,1905.

Um TED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES OWENS, OF CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO DWIGHT P. MONTAGUE, OF CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.

Marine-MACHINE,

Patented. July 17, 1906.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES OWENS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chattanooga, Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pastin Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in pasting mechanisms for pastin the wrappers of magazines and like artic es.

In carrying out my invention I employ an oscillating or a back-and-forth-moving carrier which has supported thereon or carried thereby a holder for the magazine or other article, together with its wrapper, said holder being moved by the carrier from a position near the feeding-in rollers, from which the said holder receives the magazine and its wrapper to convey it to the delivery-rolls. In the movementtoward the delivery-rolls the position of the magazine is reversed, and it is given a movement in a direction across the face of the delivery-roll to bringthe last flap of the wrapper in contact therewith and fold it down onto the line of paste on the magazine, with which the magazine has been supplied on its passage to the delivery-rolls.

By my present form of pasting mechanism the holder for the magazine ispermitted to remain at rest for about one-third of the time, thus making provision for irregularities in the feeding action of the parts which deliver the magazines to the paster mechanism.

The invention consists in the features, combination, and arrangement of arts hereinafter described, and particularl; out in the claims.

' In the accompanying drawing the figure represents a side view of so much of the machine as is necessary to a clear understanding of the invention.

In the drawing the magazine is shown at 1,

with its last flap 2 extending rearwardly. It

is fed forward fromthe wrapping-machine (not shown) by means of the tapes 3 to the feeding-in rolls 4 5, supported in any suitable manner in the framework 6. In rear of these rolls the holder 7 for the magazine is lo cated, this com rising the fingers 8, projecting forwardly f fom a roller or turning support having gear-teeth'9 thereon, the said turning support being journaled in the lower end of a carrier comprising arms, one of which is shown at 10, pivoted at 11, s0 as to pointed oscillate. This arm is oscillated in any suitable manner, and as it moves toward the rear it carries the holder, together with the magazine held by the holdin -fingers, to the bite of delivery-rolls 12, whic are associated with delivery-tapes 13 14:.

After the magazine is caught by the fingers of the holder upon issuing from the rolls 4 5 and the carrier begins to move rearwardly withthe magazine the end of the magazine projecting from the holding-fingers is brought by said rearward movement of the carrier against the paste-covered surface of the roller 15, to which paste is supplied from any suitable tank through a roller 16, suitably su ported and associated with a paste-supply tank of any suitable form. As the carrier continues its rearward movement the segmental gear-wheel meshes with the fixed segment 17 on the frame of the machine. This causes the holder to be reversed in position and in the final part of the movement givin the leading and of the magazine a downwar movement in respect to the face of the delivery-rollers. This delivery will cause the last flap of the magazine to be folded down onto the paste-covered surface of the magazine, or rather upon that portion of the wrapper which has been fully and closely applied to the magazine, and then tucked into the bite of thedelivery-rolls, and thus the complete wrapping and pasting is effected.

In order to definitely control the position of the holder at both ends of the movement of the oscillatin carrier, I provide means for locking the holder when its fingers have arrived in proper position opposite the bite of the feeding-in rolls and also when these have arrived in proper position opposite the bite of the delivery rolls. For this purpose I provide untoothed segments 17- on the gearwheel, conforming in their'shape or curves to the curves of plane portions 18 of the segment, this curve being struck from the pivot of the oscillating carrier. When the plane untoothed portions of the gear-wheel contact with and ride over the plane curved portion of the segment, the gear-wheel will be held from turning and the holdingfingers will be in accurate position to receive the magazine in the one case and discharge it in the other.

It will be understood that while I have shown but one side of my machine the other side is similar in form and arrangement,

there being a gear-wheel at each end of the holder as well as a toothed segment.

I claim as my invention 1. In combination in a pasting-machine, a carrier having a back-and-forth movement, a holder turning on the said carrier, deliveryrolls and the gearing for turning the holder, including the gear-teeth on the holder meshing With a rack on the frame, substantially as described.

2. In combination, the feed-rolls, the delivery-rolls, a holder having fingers, a carrier on which the holder may turn, the segmental gearing for turning the holder including a fixed rack on the frame and a gear on the 15 carrier and the locking means for controlling the position of the holder at the ends of its travel, including plain surfaces beyond the rack and plain surfaces on the holder, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

7 CHARLES OWENS. Witnesses D. II. RAINS, J. B. SLOAN. 

